Eliminating the Mortgage Interest Deduction would generate new revenue for the federal government — in 2014, it cost the U.S. Treasury more than $100 billion. An expansion of such magnitude might allow us to cover all the households in LA County eligible for housing subsidies.
California’s worsening housing crisis has triggered an intense debate about rent control. This brief examines how local jurisdictions have considerable leeway in reforming their rent control programs, such as Los Angeles’ rent-stabilization ordinance.
While LA has recently made great strides increasing its production of affordable homes, the gains to new housing are partially offset by the loss of older affordable units.
Reforms to the real estate transfer tax, which is assessed when properties are sold or otherwise change ownership, are an effective and equitable solution to immediate budget needs, while also supporting important long-term priorities including affordable housing and tenant assistance.
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown hundreds of thousands of Angeleno households into financial turmoil. In this brief, Phillips argues that Los Angeles should prioritize support for long-term residents of rent-stabilized housing.
A joint UCLA-USC report documents the hardships faced by tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic and traces those hardships overwhelmingly to lost work and wages as a result of the economic shutdown.
This report provides detailed analysis on where California's housing has been, where it’s at and where it’s headed when it comes to possible scenarios and policy alternatives for the future.
This report examines where California's housing has been, where it’s at and where it’s headed when it comes to possible scenarios and policy alternatives for the future.
This research brief is a follow-up to a 2020 survey and report that found one in five Los Angeles County tenants struggling to pay rent during the early months of the pandemic. As the economy reopens, many tenants continue to struggle. California should act quickly to deliver assistance directly to renters.
Measure ULA is a November 2022 ballot initiative that would increase taxes on the sale of properties valued $5 million or above in Los Angeles, but there is concern it may depress new housing production. We develop a model for identifying projects that may be most at risk of not being built because of the increased tax.
